EP0167131A2 - Electromagnetic relay - Google Patents
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- EP0167131A2 EP0167131A2 EP85108046A EP85108046A EP0167131A2 EP 0167131 A2 EP0167131 A2 EP 0167131A2 EP 85108046 A EP85108046 A EP 85108046A EP 85108046 A EP85108046 A EP 85108046A EP 0167131 A2 EP0167131 A2 EP 0167131A2
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
- H01H50/54—Contact arrangements
- H01H50/548—Contact arrangements for miniaturised relays
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H51/00—Electromagnetic relays
- H01H51/22—Polarised relays
- H01H51/2209—Polarised relays with rectilinearly movable armature
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H51/00—Electromagnetic relays
- H01H51/22—Polarised relays
- H01H51/2209—Polarised relays with rectilinearly movable armature
- H01H2051/2218—Polarised relays with rectilinearly movable armature having at least one movable permanent magnet
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H51/00—Electromagnetic relays
- H01H51/22—Polarised relays
- H01H51/2227—Polarised relays in which the movable part comprises at least one permanent magnet, sandwiched between pole-plates, each forming an active air-gap with parts of the stationary magnetic circuit
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- the present invention generally relates to an electrical relay and more particularly, to an electromagnetic relay for use in electrical equipment and appliances.
- an electromagnetic relay which includes an electromagnet portion having an iron core in the form of a rod around which a coil is wound, a movable block including a movable base on which a pair of movable iron pieces are mounted, with a permanent magnet being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with respect to a longitudinal direction of the iron core by disposing the movable iron pieces to confront magnetized faces at opposite sides of said iron core, and contact mechanisms to be driven for opening and closing, based on the movement of said movable block.
- an essential object of the present invention is to provide an improved electromagnetic relay in which a movable base can be fixed to movable contact pieces without any positional displacement or deviation, whereby various characteristic variations resulting from such deviation may be advantageously prevented so as to maintain stable working characteristics over a long period.
- Another important object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic relay of the above described type which is simple in construction and accurate in functioning, and can be readily manufactured on a large scale at low cost.
- an electromagnetic relay which comprises an electromagnet portion having a rod-like iron core around which a coil is wound, a movable block including a movable base on which a pair of movable iron pieces are mounted, with a permanent magnet being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with a longitudinal direction of the iron core by disposing the movable iron pieces to confront magnetized faces at opposite aides of said iron core, and contact mechanisms to be driven for opening and closing based on the movement of said movable block, and is characterized in that there are further provided movable contact pieces of the contact mechanisms fitted into grooves formed in arm portions of said movable base, small projections formed on said movable contact pieces, and recesses which are formed in said grooves and in which said small projections are fitted.
- an improved electromagnetic relay has been advantageously presented, with the positional deviation of the movable base in the longitudinal direction of the iron core being positively prevented by the fitting between the small projections of the movable contact pieces and the corresponding recesses in the grooves.
- an electromagnetic relay which generally comprises an electromagnet portion 1 having a rod-like iron core 2 around which a coil 9 is wound, a movable block 10 including a movable base 13 on which a pair of movable iron pieces 12 are mounted, with a permanent magnet 11 being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with a longitudinal direction of the iron core 2 by disposing the movable iron pieces 12 to confront magnetized faces 2a and 2b at opposite sides of said iron core 2, and contact mechanisms 20 to be driven for opening and closing based on the movement of said movable block 10.
- the above electromagnetic relay of the present invention is particularly characterized in that there are further provided movable contact pieces 21 of the contact mechanisms 20 fitted into grooves 16 formed in arm portions 15 of said movable base 13, small projections 21a formed on said movable contact pieces 21, and recesses 17 which are formed in said grooves 16 and in which said small projections 21a are fitted as described in more detail hereinbelow.
- the electromagnet portion 1 is constituted by inserting the iron core 2 in the form of a rod into a central bore of a spool 5, with the end portion thereof being secured to a yoke 7.
- Erected pieces 7a formed at opposite ends (only one side of the erected pieces 7a is shown in Fig. 1) of the yoke 7 are adapted to confront the magnetized or magnetic pole faces 2a and 2b at the forward end of the iron core 2, and the spool 5 is provided with the coil 9 wound thereonto as shown.
- the movable block 10 is constituted by mounting the movable iron pieces 12 holding the permanent magnet 11 therebetween, onto a frame portion 14 of the movable base 13, and said movable base 13 is provided so as to be movable in the direction intersecting at right angles with the longitudinal direction of the iron core 2, i.e., in the direction indicated by arrows K-K' (Fig. 1), with the arm portions 15 of said movable base 13 being located within recesses 6 in the spool 5.
- each of the contact mechanisms 20 provided at opposite sides of a base member 25 for the electromagnet relay one set by one set includes the movable contact piece 21 fixed at its rear end to a terminal 22 provided at one side on the base member 25, while a movable contact provided at the forward end of the movable contact piece 21 is located between stationary contacts provided on a pair of spaced stationary terminals 23a and 23b disposed at the other side of the base member 25.
- the movable contact pieces 21 are respectively fitted into the corresponding grooves 16 formed in the arm portions 15 of the movable base 13, and in this case, the small projections 21a formed on the movable contact pieces 21 are fitted into the recesses 17 (Fig. 3) further formed in said grooves 16.
- the movable base 13 is prevented from positional deviation not only in the direction of the arrows K-K' by the fitting thereof with respect to the movable contact pieces 21 themselves, but also in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact pieces 21, i.e., in the direction intersecting at right angles with the direction of the arrows K-K' by the fitting between the small projections 21a and the recesses 17.
- functionings of the electromagnetic relay of the present invention are generally similar to those in the conventional electromagnetic relays of the same type. More specifically, during non-excitation of the coil 9, the movable base 13 has been returned, for example, in the direction of the arrow K', while upon excitation of the coil 9, said movable base 13 is displaced in the direction of the arrow K, and based on these reciprocating movements, the movable contacts selectively open or close the stationary contacts at opposite sides.
- the movable base is free from any positional deviation in the longitudinal direction of the iron core, without such inconveniences as the inclination of said movable base, variations in the magnetic characteristics and alterations of pressure at the contacts, etc., thus providing stable working characteristics over a long period.
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Description
- The present invention generally relates to an electrical relay and more particularly, to an electromagnetic relay for use in electrical equipment and appliances.
- conventionally, in the field of electromagnetic relays of the above described type, there has been proposed, for example, in Japanese Laid-open Utility Model Application Jikkaisho No. 59-9455, an electromagnetic relay which includes an electromagnet portion having an iron core in the form of a rod around which a coil is wound, a movable block including a movable base on which a pair of movable iron pieces are mounted, with a permanent magnet being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with respect to a longitudinal direction of the iron core by disposing the movable iron pieces to confront magnetized faces at opposite sides of said iron core, and contact mechanisms to be driven for opening and closing, based on the movement of said movable block.
- In the known arrangement as described above, however, since movable contact pieces of the contact mechanism are merely fitted into grooves formed in the movable base, although the movable base is fixed in the moving direction thereof, it is not fixed in the longitudinal direction of the movable pieces, i.e., in the longitudinal direction of the iron core, thus resulting in a possibility that the movable base may be positionally displaced or deviated in the longitudinal direction of the movable pieces during use. When the deviation as described above takes place, there will be invited such disadvantages that the movable iron pieces are attracted onto the magnetized faces in an inclined state, or magnetic characteristics are altered due to different contact areas between the iron core and movable iron pieces, or pressure at the contacts are undesirably varied due to variation in the working stroke of the movable contacts.
- Accordingly, an essential object of the present invention is to provide an improved electromagnetic relay in which a movable base can be fixed to movable contact pieces without any positional displacement or deviation, whereby various characteristic variations resulting from such deviation may be advantageously prevented so as to maintain stable working characteristics over a long period.
- Another important object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic relay of the above described type which is simple in construction and accurate in functioning, and can be readily manufactured on a large scale at low cost.
- In accomplishing these and other objects, according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electromagnetic relay which comprises an electromagnet portion having a rod-like iron core around which a coil is wound, a movable block including a movable base on which a pair of movable iron pieces are mounted, with a permanent magnet being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with a longitudinal direction of the iron core by disposing the movable iron pieces to confront magnetized faces at opposite aides of said iron core, and contact mechanisms to be driven for opening and closing based on the movement of said movable block, and is characterized in that there are further provided movable contact pieces of the contact mechanisms fitted into grooves formed in arm portions of said movable base, small projections formed on said movable contact pieces, and recesses which are formed in said grooves and in which said small projections are fitted.
- By the arrangement according to the present invention as described above, an improved electromagnetic relay has been advantageously presented, with the positional deviation of the movable base in the longitudinal direction of the iron core being positively prevented by the fitting between the small projections of the movable contact pieces and the corresponding recesses in the grooves.
- These and other objects and features of the present invention will become apperant from the following description taken in conjunction with the preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electromagnetic relay according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing, on an enlarged scale, a movable block as observed from its bottom side, employed in the electromagnetic relay in Fig. 1 ; and
- Fig. 3 is a cross section taken along the line III-III in Fig. 2.
- Before the description of the present invention proceeds, it is to be noted that like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the accompanying drawings.
- Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in Fig. 1, an electromagnetic relay according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention which generally comprises an electromagnet portion 1 having a rod-
like iron core 2 around which a coil 9 is wound, amovable block 10 including amovable base 13 on which a pair ofmovable iron pieces 12 are mounted, with a permanent magnet 11 being held therebetween, and adapted to be movable in a direction intersecting at right angles with a longitudinal direction of theiron core 2 by disposing themovable iron pieces 12 to confront magnetized faces 2a and 2b at opposite sides of saidiron core 2, andcontact mechanisms 20 to be driven for opening and closing based on the movement of saidmovable block 10. - The above electromagnetic relay of the present invention is particularly characterized in that there are further provided
movable contact pieces 21 of thecontact mechanisms 20 fitted intogrooves 16 formed inarm portions 15 of saidmovable base 13, small projections 21a formed on saidmovable contact pieces 21, andrecesses 17 which are formed in saidgrooves 16 and in which said small projections 21a are fitted as described in more detail hereinbelow. - The electromagnet portion 1 is constituted by inserting the
iron core 2 in the form of a rod into a central bore of aspool 5, with the end portion thereof being secured to a yoke 7. Erected pieces 7a formed at opposite ends (only one side of the erected pieces 7a is shown in Fig. 1) of the yoke 7 are adapted to confront the magnetized or magnetic pole faces 2a and 2b at the forward end of theiron core 2, and thespool 5 is provided with the coil 9 wound thereonto as shown. - The
movable block 10 is constituted by mounting themovable iron pieces 12 holding the permanent magnet 11 therebetween, onto aframe portion 14 of themovable base 13, and saidmovable base 13 is provided so as to be movable in the direction intersecting at right angles with the longitudinal direction of theiron core 2, i.e., in the direction indicated by arrows K-K' (Fig. 1), with thearm portions 15 of saidmovable base 13 being located withinrecesses 6 in thespool 5. - Meanwhile, each of the
contact mechanisms 20 provided at opposite sides of abase member 25 for the electromagnet relay one set by one set, includes themovable contact piece 21 fixed at its rear end to aterminal 22 provided at one side on thebase member 25, while a movable contact provided at the forward end of themovable contact piece 21 is located between stationary contacts provided on a pair of spacedstationary terminals base member 25. Moreover, themovable contact pieces 21 are respectively fitted into thecorresponding grooves 16 formed in thearm portions 15 of themovable base 13, and in this case, the small projections 21a formed on themovable contact pieces 21 are fitted into the recesses 17 (Fig. 3) further formed in saidgrooves 16. - In other words, by the above arrangement, the
movable base 13 is prevented from positional deviation not only in the direction of the arrows K-K' by the fitting thereof with respect to themovable contact pieces 21 themselves, but also in the longitudinal direction of themovable contact pieces 21, i.e., in the direction intersecting at right angles with the direction of the arrows K-K' by the fitting between the small projections 21a and therecesses 17. - In the above arrangement, functionings of the electromagnetic relay of the present invention are generally similar to those in the conventional electromagnetic relays of the same type. More specifically, during non-excitation of the coil 9, the
movable base 13 has been returned, for example, in the direction of the arrow K', while upon excitation of the coil 9, saidmovable base 13 is displaced in the direction of the arrow K, and based on these reciprocating movements, the movable contacts selectively open or close the stationary contacts at opposite sides. - As is clear from the foregoing description, according to the present invention, since the small projections of the movable contact pieces are adapted to be fitted into the corresponding recesses of the movable base, the movable base is free from any positional deviation in the longitudinal direction of the iron core, without such inconveniences as the inclination of said movable base, variations in the magnetic characteristics and alterations of pressure at the contacts, etc., thus providing stable working characteristics over a long period.
- Although the present invention has been fully described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted here that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, unless otherwise such changes and modifications depart from the scope of the present invention, they should be construed as being included therein.
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AT85108046T ATE30984T1 (en) | 1984-06-30 | 1985-06-28 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY. |
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JP99049/84U | 1984-06-30 | ||
JP1984099049U JPS6114449U (en) | 1984-06-30 | 1984-06-30 | electromagnetic relay |
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EP0167131A2 true EP0167131A2 (en) | 1986-01-08 |
EP0167131A3 EP0167131A3 (en) | 1986-10-08 |
EP0167131B1 EP0167131B1 (en) | 1987-11-19 |
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EP85108046A Expired EP0167131B1 (en) | 1984-06-30 | 1985-06-28 | Electromagnetic relay |
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JP (1) | JPS6114449U (en) |
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EP0173353A2 (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1986-03-05 | Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. | Electromagnetic relay with linearly moving armature assembly |
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US3688229A (en) * | 1969-12-31 | 1972-08-29 | Telephonie Ind Commerciale | Miniature electromagnetic relay |
GB1299689A (en) * | 1970-07-20 | 1972-12-13 | Telephonie Ind Commerciale Tel | A miniature electromagnetic relay |
JPS599455U (en) * | 1982-07-09 | 1984-01-21 | オムロン株式会社 | polarized relay |
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DE1279838B (en) * | 1964-12-16 | 1968-10-10 | Heinrich List | Electromagnetic relay |
US3688229A (en) * | 1969-12-31 | 1972-08-29 | Telephonie Ind Commerciale | Miniature electromagnetic relay |
GB1299689A (en) * | 1970-07-20 | 1972-12-13 | Telephonie Ind Commerciale Tel | A miniature electromagnetic relay |
JPS599455U (en) * | 1982-07-09 | 1984-01-21 | オムロン株式会社 | polarized relay |
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EP0173353A2 (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1986-03-05 | Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. | Electromagnetic relay with linearly moving armature assembly |
EP0173353B1 (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1991-09-18 | Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. | Electromagnetic relay with linearly moving armature assembly |
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EP0167131A3 (en) | 1986-10-08 |
DE3561034D1 (en) | 1987-12-23 |
US4630016A (en) | 1986-12-16 |
EP0167131B1 (en) | 1987-11-19 |
JPH051885Y2 (en) | 1993-01-19 |
JPS6114449U (en) | 1986-01-28 |
ATE30984T1 (en) | 1987-12-15 |
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